A Northern California utility on Monday said it terminated one of its contractors helping with wildfire recovery after three workers posted on social media insensitive photos and comments poking fun at victims and the region. Continue reading →
{FD} Correction: California Wildfires-Cleanup story
State and federal authorities estimated Tuesday that it will cost at least $3 billion to clear debris from 19,000 homes and businesses destroyed by three California wildfires last month. Continue reading →
{FD} California wildfires cleanup to cost at least $3 billion
State and federal authorities estimated Tuesday that it will cost at least $3 billion to clear debris from 19,000 homes and businesses destroyed by three California wildfires last month. Continue reading →
{FD} California police: Cold case murder solved with DNA database
Northern California authorities said Wednesday that they have cracked a 45-year-old murder case using the same publicly available DNA database that led to the arrest of alleged serial killer Joseph DeAngelo. Continue reading →
{FD} California warehouse fire defendant argues for plea deal
One of two men charged in an Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people is attempting to resurrect a scuttled plea agreement. Continue reading →
{FD} California jury: Career criminal guilty of killing 2 teens
A Northern California jury on Tuesday found guilty a career criminal thought to be the “Gypsy Hill Killer” of raping and murdering two teenage girls more than 42 years ago. Continue reading →
{FD} California slayings suspect yells ‘I am not guilty’ to jury
A career criminal accused by authorities of raping and killing six women in the 1970s yelled “I am not guilty” to a jury at the start of his trial Friday for two of the killings. Continue reading →
{FD} Trial begins for man charged in ‘Gyspy Hill’ serial killings
A career criminal who authorities believe is the Gypsy Hill Killer faces trial Friday in Northern California for the murders of two young women four decades ago. Continue reading →
{FD} Men charged in warehouse fire deaths to appear in court
The grieving families of 36 people killed in a Northern California 2016 warehouse fire who helped scuttle a plea bargain may now see their demand for a jury trial granted. Continue reading →
{FD} AP NewsBreak: No plea deals in Oakland warehouse fire case
A Northern California district attorney has told a judge she will no longer consider plea deals for two men charged in a 2016 warehouse fire that killed 36 people attending an unlicensed concert, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press… Continue reading →
{FD} Suspect in fatal warehouse fire says he can’t get fair trial
A man who saw his agreement with prosecutors rejected by a judge last week after already pleading no contest in the deaths of 36 people in a California warehouse fire said Monday it is now impossible for him to get a fair trial in Oakland. Continue reading →
{FD} Judge set to sentence men in deadly Oakland warehouse fire
Two men who accepted a deal in exchange for each pleading no contest to 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a California warehouse fire will likely be released from prison after serving just half their sentences. Continue reading →
{FD} Prison sentences expected for warehouse fire that killed 36
Two men who pleaded no contest to 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter will face the families of those who died in a fire at an illegally converted Northern California warehouse as they are sentenced for the crimes. Continue reading →
{FD} 14,000 firefighters battling 18 major California blazes
Some 14,000 firefighters, including inmate volunteers, are battling 18 major blazes burning thousands of square miles throughout California with aircraft, assorted vehicles and picks and shovels. Continue reading →
{FD} Weather to bring renewed fire danger to Northern California
Crews battling deadly Northern California wildfires braced for a weekend of windy, hot weather that could drive the flames into new areas and threaten more homes. Continue reading →
{FD} California subway killing suspect turns himself in to cops
San Francisco Bay Area authorities have arrested a man suspected of punching a subway passenger who died of head injuries this month in one of three recent homicides in the region’s subway train stations. Continue reading →
{FD} After criminal case, lawsuits loom in deadly warehouse fire
Relatives of people killed in a 2016 California warehouse fire say others besides the two men who agreed to plea deals are responsible for their losses. Continue reading →
{FD} Plea deals expected for 2 California men for warehouse fire
Two men are expected to accept plea bargain prison sentences Tuesday to resolve felony charges connected to a Northern California warehouse fire that killed three dozen partygoers at an unlicensed concert in 2016. Continue reading →
{FD} Key figure charged in fatal warehouse fire nears plea deal
A plea deal is close at hand for the central figure charged in connection with a Northern California warehouse fire that killed three dozen partygoers at an unlicensed concert in 2016, his attorney said Friday. Continue reading →
{FD} Mother: Girl at center of debate over brain death dies
A girl at the center of the medical and religious debate over brain death has died after surgery in New Jersey, her mother said Thursday. Continue reading →
